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This section provides links to current wildlife health information and resources using a number of different categories and areas of interest. News, resources and information focus on Australia but also include information from overseas. We hope this assists everyone finding out more about wildlife health topics of interest.

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Applications are invited from qualified veterinarians for a 3.5 year, full-time Residency and Professional Doctorate, based at Murdoch University in conjunction with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). This Residency Program involves field research with DBCA’s Dirk Hartog Island Ecological Restoration Project, postgraduate coursework, and clinical training in wildlife population health.
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Murdoch University/Auckland Zoo

Applications are invited from qualified veterinarians for a three year, full-time residency and Professional Doctorate (DVetMedSc), based at the New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine, Auckland Zoo, and in conjunction with Murdoch University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. You will undertake postgraduate coursework, a research dissertation and clinical training in all aspects of zoo and wildlife medicine, as well as related wildlife conservation and fieldwork opportunities.

Murdoch University/Perth Zoo

Applications are invited from qualified veterinarians for the John Howell Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Residency Program. This three year, full-time residency and Professional Doctorate (Doctor of Veterinary Medical Science) is based at Perth Zoo, in conjunction with Murdoch University’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

BCCVL

This is a “one stop modelling shop” that simplifies the process of biodiversity-climate change modelling. The BBCVL’s mission is to connect the research community to Australia’s national computation infrastructure by integrating a suite of tools in a coherent online environment where researchers can access data and perform data analysis and modelling. The goal of the BCCVL is to integrate these tools and datasets with high-performance computers and major data storage facilities, thereby enabling more efficient investigation of biological systems and facilitating the development of additional research trajectories currently not possible due to computational limitations. The BCCVL has a dedicated support site with a help desk from Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm AEST.
Find out more here: http://www.bccvl.org.au/about/

Why not learn how to use the tools in the BBCVL via ten online training modules? Over a series of 10 short modules this course will give you, your staff, your students, and even your teachers a good understanding of what distribution modelling is, how it works, what algorithms you can/should use and why, and how to accurately interpret your results. Find out more here: http://www.bccvl.org.au/training/

18-22 March 2019, Yarra Valley, Victoria

This event is supported by the OIE Collaborating Centre for Diagnostic Test Validation Science in the Asia-Pacific Region.

The focus of this workshop will be on the interpretation and validation of diagnostic tests in veterinary science. We will provide detailed coverage of validation alternatives in the absence of a perfect reference (gold) standard, moving from basic principles of test validation and interpretation to latent class analysis, including application to prevalence estimation.

The course will cater for all levels of epidemiological background. Those less familiar with the content area will be gently introduced and show a suite of online tools to make their life easier. More advanced participants can expect to leave the course with a toolbox of code in OpenBUGs and for those familiar with R (not essential) code will be provided to implement reproducible analyses using R2OpenBUGS and similar.

The University of California at Davis, USA and Massey University, New Zealand; online

The University of California at Davis, USA and Massey University, New Zealand have jointly developed university endorsed and research driven online Oiled Wildlife Response Training (OWRT). The first level “Foundations in oiled wildlife response” is now online and available for participation at https://owrt.org. Second level courses including “Rehabilitation and facilities in oiled wildlife response” will be available by early 2019.

These courses are developed by the only two Universities in the world with comprehensive oiled wildlife readiness and response programs. These world leaders in higher education are also at the forefront of oiled wildlife research – advancing knowledge of best practice in the management and care of oiled wildlife. UC Davis and Massey University have led more than 70 oiled wildlife responses throughout the world, meaning this OWRT has been developed and delivered by highly experienced oil response researchers, trainers, and practitioners. OWRT trains to international best practice standards for oiled wildlife response and management. For more information and to enrol please visit https://owrt.org.

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Intensive Short Course; University of Queensland

The course will introduce students to the concepts of One health and emphasise an evidence based approach of applying a One health approach to infectious diseases surveillance, control and health systems through a trans-disciplinary framework with special emphasis on human and animal public health and services. The course work will be illustrated with examples, case studies, good practices, and lessons learned from field experience.
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Online course; University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine

Manatee Health and Conservation is an online course (3 credits) that will provide students (upper level undergraduate and graduate) and professionals (with an AA or higher degree) with a detailed overview of manatee natural history, health assessment, and research findings as well as explore conservation issues.
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The Nature Conservancy - Online Learning Community

Conservation Training is an open and free learning community that offers conservation-based training materials from The Nature Conservancy and associated partner organisations. With over 9,000 users from over 200 countries enrolled, the mission is to share training with all conservation colleagues across the world.